The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Scott Gullickson left the field in whatever dust hadn't been dampened by the rain Saturday with a sizzling finish to the seventh annual Sweetheart 5K run, clocking a 17:59.

The race started and finished at Weddle Bridge in Sankey Park. Due to COVID precautions, competiors were clocked by net time, as they were not able to start en masse.

Gullickson, 57, of Ridgefield, Wash., beat his nearest competitor, Ben Tolman, 15, of Sweet Home, by nearly six minutes. Tolman finished in 23:46.

Third was Robert Dunn, 51, in 25:26.

For the women, Felecia Richards, 45, finished first in 25:46.1, follo...